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Judge declares mistrial in Texas ‘antifa’ protest case over attorney’s T-shirt

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-18T00:29:22+00:00

Lawyer for defendants accused of terrorism at ICE protest decried by Trump appointee over shirt’s potential for ‘bias’A federal judge in Texas declared a mistrial on Tuesday after a defense lawyer wore a shirt in court with images from the civil rights movement, delaying a closely watched case in which the Trump administration is accusing a group of protesters of being terrorists and says they are part of a “North-Texas antifa cell.”US district judge Mark Pittman, an appointee of Donald Trump, declared a mistrial only hours after jury selection began at the federal courthouse in downtown Fort

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Trump Bets on Diplomacy Without Diplomats

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-02-18T00:16:00+00:00

President Trump’s most trusted envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are at the center of the Iran and Ukraine negotiations.

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Brazilian butt lifts should be banned in UK amid ‘wild west’ industry, MPs say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-18T00:01:53+00:00

Lack of regulation leading to procedures being carried out in sheds, hotel rooms and public toilets, committee findsBrazilian butt lifts should be banned in the UK, MPs have said, as a report found a lack of regulation had led to a “wild west” of cosmetic procedures being carried out in garden sheds, hotel rooms and public toilets.The women and equalities committee (WEC) said high risk procedures such as non-surgical buttock augmentation should be outlawed immediately, and a licensing system for lower risk treatments was urgently needed. People with no training can carry out potentially harmfu

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One in nine new homes in England built in areas of flood risk, study shows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-18T00:01:53+00:00

Figures from Aviva also show number of homes being built in risky areas is risingOne in nine new homes in England built between 2022 and 2024 were constructed in areas that could now be at risk of flooding, according to new data.The figures show the number of homes being built in risky areas is on the rise – a previous analysis showed that between 2013 and 2022, one in 13 new homes were in potential flooding zones. Continue reading...

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UK shoppers warned over spread of harmful and illegal skin lightening kits

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-18T00:01:53+00:00

Many products contain substances banned because of serious and sometimes irreversible health risks, says CTSIIllegal skin lightening products are being sold in an increasingly wide range of UK outlets, including butchers, specialist food shops and small grocery stores, trading standards officers have warned.The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is warning that many of the products contain substances that are banned because of the serious risks they pose to health, including skin damage, infections and pregnancy complications. Continue reading...

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Training more Britons may not cut net migration or plug skills shortages, study finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-18T00:01:52+00:00

Local workers can be difficult to attract because of poor pay and conditions, say researchersKeir Starmer’s plan to force employers to be less reliant on overseas staff and instead train UK-based workers may not lower net migration, researchers have found.Skill shortages are just one of the factors contributing to employers’ demand for migrant workers, according to the University of Oxford’s Migration Observatory. Continue reading...

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Man charged with murder after Merrylands stabbing spree had allegedly absconded from hospital

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-17T23:45:34+00:00

Sydney health authorities say 25-year-old accused ‘absconded from care while being transferred from Cumberland to Westmead hospital’ 10 days earlierFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged with murder after a stabbing attack in Sydney’s west that killed a man and left two people critically injured.The 25-year-old accused had absconded from health care 10 days before the attack while being transferred between hospitals, authorities said. Continue reading...

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Donald Trump annonce 36 milliards de dollars d’investissements japonais aux Etats-Unis

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-17T23:29:21+00:00

Fin juillet, les deux pays avaient signé un accord commercial prévoyant une limitation à des droits de douane en échange d’un investissement de la part des entreprises japonaises. Les trois premiers projets concernent l’énergie et l’intelligence artificielle.

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«Яндекс» может на треть увеличить сумму дивидендов за 2025 год

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-02-17T23:01:05+00:00

Менеджмент «Яндекса» планирует вынести на рассмотрение совета директоров предложение по выплате дивидендов в размере 110 руб. на акцию. Об этом говорится в финансовых результатах компании за IV квартал 2025 г. и весь 2025 г. по МСФО. Это на 37,5% больше, чем было годом ранее: тогда она выплатила своим владельцам 80 руб. за бумагу. Дивиденды могут быть увеличены за счет роста  выручки в 2025 г. на 32% до 1,44 трлн руб. и скорректированной чистой прибыли – на 40% до 141,4 млрд руб., объясняется в документе. Там же уточняется, что Скорректированная EBITDA «Яндекса» за год прибавила 49% до 280,8 м

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Curling e pattini firmano il boom degli ascolti tv

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-17T23:01:00+00:00

Bene anche lo sci, cresce lo streaming. Per l’oro in gigante di Brignone 4,5 milioni di spettatori, 2,5 per Lollobrigida nei 3.000

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В 2025 году на финансирование дорожной сети потратили 3,3 трлн рублей

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-02-17T22:48:25+00:00

Объем финансирования дорожной сети в России в 2025 г. сохранился на уровне 2024 г. и составил 3,3 трлн руб. Об этом сообщил министр транспорта РФ Андрей Никитин на заседании комитета Госдумы по транспорту и развитию транспортной инфраструктуры 17 февраля. Из этой суммы 1,4 трлн – это средства федерального бюджета, 1,9 трлн – региональных и местных бюджетов, пояснил министр.

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US judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-17T22:47:58+00:00

Mahdawi, arrested last year during US citizenship interview, says he is ‘grateful to the court for honoring the rule of law’An immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a 34-year-old Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist who was arrested by federal agents last year during a US citizenship interview in Vermont.Lawyers for Mahdawi gave details of the decision in a court filing on Tuesday with a federal appeals court in New York, which had been reviewing a ruling that led to his release from immigration custody in April. Continue read

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